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December 13, 2016

Lockheed Martin and USAF move ahead with GPS backup ground system upgrade
Denver CO (SPX) Dec 13, 2016
The U.S. Air Force approved Lockheed Martin's design to upgrade the current GPS satellite ground control system with new capabilities that will enable it to operate more powerful and accurate GPS III satellites. The successful Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Contingency Operations (COps) contract, completed on November 17, gives Lockheed Martin a green light to proceed with software development and systems engineering to modify the existing GPS ground control system, called the Architecture E ... read more

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